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Thursday, May 2, 2024
Netanyahu, Germany’s Scholz talk hostages, Gaza aid efforts
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas and a truce in Gaza in a phone call Thursday, German government spokesperson Wolfgang Buechner says, without providing details.
Further improvements in the supply of humanitarian aid to people in Gaza was also a topic, Buechner says in an emailed statement.